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Mi caro no starto...help! - 5/17/2008 9:17:32 AM

boostin95cobra

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Trusty 5.0 section, I need your help!

So I washed my car the other day, started it up pulled out of the bay everything was fine. Pulled up to the vacuums and decided to plug my phone in cause I had just found my car charger. I plugged it into the cigarette lighter that is down by the ashtray/foglight switch area...I never use this plug cause I dropped a penny in it a while back and it sparked and went crazy so I thought I'd leave it alone. Well I plugged the phone in and everything was going fine until I tried to start it. I turned the key to the "ON" position and the volts went up just like normal, radio turned on, etc...turned the key to start it and the volts completely dropped off, a couple lights went crazy and it wouldn't turn over or anything...completely dead. I can still turn the key to the "ON" position and things are OK (stereo turns on, volts go up, can turn the lights on, etc.) but as soon as I try to start the car it starts going nuts and doing what it did at first.

My car was A-OK until I plugged in that damn phone charger...I hate that thing...even if it isn't what caused it in the end.

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RE: Mi caro no starto...help! - 5/17/2008 10:44:58 AM

boostin95cobra

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Hmmmmm...after digging through a bunch of old threads it looks like it could possibly be somethin with the starter.

It'll click once then everything goes to crap....

Got a super sleuth on the case here.

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RE: Mi caro no starto...help! - 5/17/2008 12:36:18 PM

rmodel65

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bad ground check them out on the negative side and for missing grounds off of the motor

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RE: Mi caro no starto...help! - 5/17/2008 12:48:21 PM

haromaster87

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^^^Yes, the grounds love to eff up, lol. Mine almost caused my car to cacth fire. lol Also, have you checked the basics? I.e. dead battery, attempt a jump?

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RE: Mi caro no starto...help! - 5/17/2008 1:45:51 PM

boostin95cobra

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Yeah, the battery is fine.

I'm waiting for my roommate to get home so he can help...I'm pretty damn clueless when it comes to electric issues.

Thanks, btw.

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RE: Mi caro no starto...help! - 5/17/2008 4:32:16 PM

Shelty

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could your starter just have seized?

my old car did that a few times on me... ate 3 starters in 2 years...

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